August 2008

2008 Top Posts Numbers 5 and 6

August 31, 2008

In a sign of just how many preachers read this blog, so far this year the sixth most read post on my blog is a Mother’s Day sermon entitled “Comfort Like a Mother” that I preached earlier in the year. At number 5 is my initial post on the Steve Chalke controversy. There are several [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 7 and 8

August 30, 2008

The 8th post popular post on my blog at the moment is the summary of my interview with Wayne Grudem. At number 7 is my post defining “What is a Reformed Charismatic?” Don’t miss two closely related posts — “Wanted – 1000 Reformed Charismatic Churches” and “I Don’t Want Balance, I Want It All.”

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 9 and 10

August 29, 2008

In 10th place is one of the first articles I ever wrote, although it was not published on the blog until more recently. It discusses the “Toronto Blessing.” In at 9th place is my series of posts on New Word Alive 2008.

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 11 and 12

August 28, 2008

The 12th most read post on this blog is a remarkable list of 20 questions for potential church planters. This includes the audio and video of a very helpful talk from Acts 29 director, Scott Thomas. In 11th place is the video and transcript of my interview with John Piper. Also, don’t miss the many [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 13 and 14

August 27, 2008

In 14th place on the list of most read posts here on the blog during the first half of 2008 is my series on the Together On A Mission 2008 conference. In the 13th most read post, I asked about favorite preachers. I gave my own answers back in 2005. There are no prizes for [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 15 and 16

August 26, 2008

The 16th most read post is my interview with Terry Virgo from 2007, which also has a link to my 2008 interview. In 15th place is a post that marked the closest I have come to being a true journalist on the blog. I had an exclusive story but, I must say I was taken [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 17 and 18

August 25, 2008

The 18th most read post here on my blog highlighted the controversy caused when the television program, American Idol, had contestants sing “My Jesus, My Saviour.” In 17th place is my interview with Al Mohler.

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 19 and 20

August 24, 2008

The 20th most read post on my blog at the moment is my interview with Sam Storms. In 19th place is another interview, this time with Josh Harris.

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 21 and 22

August 23, 2008

The 22nd most popular post is a summary post reporting on a debate over baptism and church membership between some of the “big guns” in theology, carried out online. When you realize both John Piper and Wayne Grudem have changed their positions on something, it’s certainly worth a listen. The 21st most popular post is [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 23 and 24

August 22, 2008

The 24th most read post on this blog is, ironically enough, a post that introduced my most popular posts of 2007. Position 23 is filled by a post listing some books I think every Christian should read.

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Driscoll in Australia

August 21, 2008

Driscoll had a fascinating and substantial video interview with the Sydney Anglicans which I just had to draw to your attention. Intriguingly they are happy to describe him as “Apostle to the generation wired“! The fact that he can be well received by both Newfrontiers and the Sydney Anglicans says a lot about the ministry [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 25 and 26

August 21, 2008

The 26th most read post on this blog is a set of results from a survey I conducted on sex. The 25th most read post is a set of sermon notes from an old sermon of mine on finding the will of God for your life.

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 27 and 28

August 20, 2008

The 28th most popular post on this blog at the moment is one offering a discount on Logos Bible Software. If you want electronic Christian books and much more, do go visit and consider buying some. In 27th place is my interview with Rob Rufus.

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 29 and 30

August 19, 2008

As you read this, I have just returned from a blog holiday. Thanks to Blogger’s scheduling feature, I have been able to give this blogger a rest without any interruption of posts while I was away. Although I am now back, and while I do have to return to work, I want to maintain some [...]

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Catching Up With Mark Driscoll

August 18, 2008

I have now published all the Mark Driscoll material from his recent visit to the UK. Don’t miss the video interviews, and the Dwell material, as well as the talks from Brighton. There is a lot to absorb there. There are also three talks for church elders that I was not present at. Since his [...]

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DWELL – Mark Driscoll on Preaching Christ

August 17, 2008

Thanks to my friends at Acts 29 I’m able to share some sessions with you from the Dwell London conference. This is a talk Mark Driscoll gave on how to preach Christ from the entire Bible. You can download the audio, read my notes below, or watch the video right here: No one has a [...]

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Todd Bentley "Has Separated From His Wife" Amid Reports of an "Unhealthy Relationship"

August 15, 2008

UPDATEThis from a fresh notice placed today on Todd Bentley’s website “. . . we have discovered new information revealing that Todd Bentley has entered into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with a female member of his staff. In light of this new information and in consultation with his leaders and advisors, Todd [...]

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DWELL – Second Q and A with Mark Driscoll

August 14, 2008

With the permission of Acts 29, I have been sharing videos of the recent Dwell Conference, which took place in London. This video is the second Q and A session and is well worth watching as Driscoll gets typically candid. If you prefer, you can download the audio. For more information about Acts 29 and [...]

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DWELL – Mark Driscoll on Enemies of the Gospel

August 13, 2008

Thanks to the kind permission of the Acts 29 Network, I have been given permission to share a number of sessions from the DWELL London conference online on my blog. Today we begin with the first session, one preached by Mark Driscoll. You can download the audio, read my notes below, or watch the video [...]

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TOAM08 VIDEO INTERVIEW – John KpiKpi, Part 5

August 12, 2008

This is the final session of my interview with John KpiKpi. In it we discuss a recent healing in which he was involved, and which may have been a raising from the dead. You can download the audio of the entire interview or watch part 5 of the video series below. Previous segments of this [...]

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